The first Diaspora Invitational Scrabble tournament for Nigerians in Diaspora was held on the 22nd of April 2012 in U.K . The event was organized by the President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation Toke Aka. The President emphasized the need for Nigeria Scrabble players in Diaspora to play regularly as a means of staying match fit and ready for International events. Nine (9) players were in attendance and competed in the NSF and ABSP rated tournament:
- Wale Fashina
- Azu Ogbogu
- Adekoyejo Adegbesan
- Olabatoke Aka
- Fidelis Bruce Olotu
- Clement Ikolo
- Olakunle Ajayi
- Abiodun Adeyemi
- Sanmi Odelana
After nine 9 games the result were as follows:
- 1. Ogbogu Azu scored 7 points with a spread of 818
- 2. Aka Toke scored 7 points with a spread of 530
- 3. Clement Ikolo scored 6 points with a spread of 353
- 4. Adeyemi Abiodun scored 4 points with a spread of -193
- 5. Wale Fasina scored 3 points with a spread of -29
- 6. Ajayi Kunle scored 3 points with a spread of -443
- 7. Adegbesan Koyejo scored 2 points with a spread of -126
- 8. Bruce-olotu Fidel scored 2 points with a spread of -286
- 9. Sanmi Odelana scored 2 points with a spread of -624
